Sailing The Lymfjord | Step 13

Day 1: Piece of nothing....without sailing unfortunately Departure: 09.00 Arrival: 11.30 Distance: 12 miles Weather: Overcast, 17/18 degrees Port charges: Euro 22 Details: Celebrated a little Father's Day, nice conversation antique shop and delicious dinner at No1. We woke up idyllically with sun in the beautiful bay and started, for us then, quietly ;-) Then anchor up (fortunately sandy ground) and motor around the bend to Nykobing. Patty calls the harbour and the harbour master asks if we want to call him just before arrival for a place....he thinks he knows something. And yes....we get a cool spot behind a Dutch coaster. What's nice about that is that, from the deckhouse, we witness the unloading of cattle feed and how that goes with trucks coming and going. For Robin this was no surprise, but for Rob and Pat it was. The difference between the hustle and bustle in Nykobing and the silence of the bay is deafening. After a luxurious Scandinavian lunch, we explore the town. We also want to do some immediate shopping for the return trip, as we have been plotting on that for a few days now....that is,....we are following the wind versus departure options from Thyboron. The town is nice, but the most fun becomes the conversation in the antique shop where we score a ‘schnaps-advent-carafe’ with glasses and the stories both behind it and the Royal Copenhagen china. We ask for a restaurant tip and that answer is simple: No1. We make reservations there and after a few hours of quiet time on board, we have a delicious meal there. We have some brief conversations with locals, as they are genuinely interested in tourists and sailing Dutchmen in particular. Even in the harbour, people regularly walk, cycle and stop to see the Willem Johannes. Funny! Rob packs the last of his things, as he disembarks tomorrow to go by bus (2 hours) to Aalborg, spend a few hours walking there, before flying back to the Netherlands. Day 2: The last stretch beautiful Lymfjord Departure: 08.30 Arrival: 14.30 Distance: 31 miles Weather: sunny, 19 degrees Wind: West, 10-15 kts clearing to S-SW Details: Survived the ‘scary’ bridge After a joint breakfast with Rob, he dismounts and we cast off. The weather is still cloudy and grey then, but it won't last long. We focus first on the bridge just outside Nykobing. The bridge for which we re-measured the WJ for height a few days earlier, as we are 23.20 high (with margin) and the bridge is 26 metres high. You now think....ful....and that's right. And yet we still find it quite exciting. Fortunately, the sea is calm and the bridge landing is easy! We ‘toast’ with coffee and sail on in the sunshine. We can sail much of the route. We unfurl the jib and make speeds of 6.5 kts. Great! To make it to the last swing bridge, we put on some engine and we pass the bridge on the minute tight. We approach the fishing and port industry town of Thyboron and are able to moor well in the harbour. This is usually a chosen stopover for sailors en route to and from destinations from the North Sea. The village has good facilities with fish halls, restaurants, playgrounds for dog (really!) and child, several museums and a long beach. The supermarket is not too exciting, but that is not a shortcoming. We top up 80 litres of diesel from the jerry cans and explore whether we dare the GTL diesel option to top up the tank. We spend the rest of the afternoon walking around, chilling in the sun, chatting with several fellow sailors and we get German neighbours in the evening. A 51-foot Beneteau. At 10pm we want to watch Max's qualification, but we fall asleep just before.....